Trips from Sharow, starting with Studley Royal Park
Sharow’s list takes in 3 museums, a garden and a cathedral. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Fountains Abbey is worth a day, 6.4 km from the centre.
The first to see around Sharow
Next to Studley Royal Park, the best known are 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle.
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park5 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralRipon Cathedral1 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleNewby Hall4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRipon Prison and Police Museum800 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWorkhouse Museum800 m outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Courthouse Museum1 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Sharow, mapped
Beyond the town, the 9 nearby are mostly to the southwest.
The dashed line is Sharow’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
3 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Sharow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal).
Full list of places
Each of the 9 is within 5 km of its edge.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Sharow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sharow →
Trips out
Head 6.4 km out for Fountains Abbey, the best known of 12.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey6.4 km southwest
ChurchYork Minster34 km southeastMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum33 km southeast · 808K visitors a year
Historic houseCastle Howard39 km east
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower34 km southeast
Historic houseHarewood House27 km south
MuseumYorkshire Museum34 km southeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)
Theme parkLightwater Valley5.7 km northwestCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle25 km northwest
CastleKnaresborough Castle15 km south
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall6.7 km southwest
Historic houseRipley Castle12 km southPlaces well known beyond Sharow (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Sharow
What is there to see near Sharow?
No attraction is mapped inside Sharow itself. Within 5 km of it are Studley Royal Park, Ripon Cathedral, Newby Hall and Ripon Prison and Police Museum.
Does Sharow have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sharow: Ripon Prison and Police Museum, Workhouse Museum and The Courthouse Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sharow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Sharow, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal).
What are the best-known days out near Sharow?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (6.4 km), York Minster (34 km), National Railway Museum (33 km), Castle Howard (39 km).
Where are Sharow’s historic buildings listed?
Sharow has 7 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Sharow when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (17)
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newby Hall: Lynne Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Prison and Police Museum: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Workhouse Museum: Redvers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Courthouse Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norton Conyers House: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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